Marvelous Manufacturing (MM) generated the following information for its capital budgeting manager: ​                                                                                                                                           Capital Structure                               Project              Cost                  IRR                                                    Type of Capital              Proportion                W               $65,000                 15%                                                  Debt                                    30%                X                  70,000                 13                                                     Common equity                  70                Y                  75,000                 12                                                     Z                  70,000                 11 ​ MM's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 12 percent if the firm does not have to issue new common equity; if new common equity is needed, its WACC is 16 percent. If MM expects to generate $70,000 in retained earnings this year, which project(s) should be purchased? Assume that the projects are independent and indivisible

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  1. Marvelous Manufacturing (MM) generated the following information for its capital budgeting manager:

                                                                                                                                              Capital Structure                  

                Project              Cost                  IRR                                                    Type of Capital              Proportion

                   W               $65,000                 15%                                                  Debt                                    30%

                   X                  70,000                 13                                                     Common equity                  70

                   Y                  75,000                 12                                     

                   Z                  70,000                 11

    MM's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 12 percent if the firm does not have to issue new common equity; if new common equity is needed, its WACC is 16 percent. If MM expects to generate $70,000 in retained earnings this year, which project(s) should be purchased? Assume that the projects are independent and indivisible.

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